I thought this was hilarious, so I had to share it.

Gen. Dan Caine's mind went straight to Austin Powers 😂

The question was asked in the context of an update about the minefield Iran laid across the Strait of Hormuz, the critical shipping lane that exports 30% of the world's oil.

I can't confirm or deny whether we have kamikaze dolphins, but I can confirm that they don't.

Wait, WE might have kamikaze dolphins??

Ultimately, any follow-on effort, if there are mines that are identified, would be something that ... some of our units could undertake, or the world could undertake, but right now we know we have a lane of safe passage that commercial shipping can flow through.

If you don't know, the U.S. Navy runs a "Marine Mammal Program" that studies and trains animals, including dolphins, for specialized tasks like detecting mines. It started in the '60s as a research program for streamlining torpedo designs (because God's handiwork is far better than our own).

Today, multiple marine mammal teams use dolphins and sea lions for specialized operations. Three teams use dolphins as minesweepers, teaching them to detect mines with echolocation and deploy buoys to mark them.

I don't think our Navy would strap explosives to dolphins and blow the cuddly creatures up, but equipping them with weapons?

Never say never!